@Godder said in New Zealand rise to No. 2 in Test rankings for the first time:
I'd back the current line up over the 1980s if we look at individuals compared to their opposite numbers, but it's quite close.
I just have visions of Hadlee tearing through any side, in almost any conditions. He was so good, and wickets win test matches, so it would be all on. I guess I'm saying that any side with Hadlee is a contender
@rotated said in New Zealand rise to No. 2 in Test rankings for the first time:
@canefan said in New Zealand rise to No. 2 in Test rankings for the first time:
That series team were exceptional. I don't recall us owning many teams like that, I remember Coney fighting a lot of rearguard actions though. Those guys can dine out on that one for life, the current team would kill to dominate the aussies in Oz like that
You reckon? Taylor led a side (without Vettori) to beat Aussie heads up for the only time in nearly thirty years and gets absolutely no credit for it why would the current team be highly regarded if they did the same?
Yeah I forgot about that. That game in Tassie was leg-endary
@nzzp yeah but Hadlee was only on the winning side 22 times - only seven times away and only five outside Australasia.
In no way am I attempting to denigrate his achievements or ignore his impact on the NZ side but stats put the lie to he alone making us a contender
BTW, just to turn my own argument on its head; his bowling average in those victories was 13.06 and his batting 30.38 - pretty handy huh?
NZ had only won 7 tests before the first victory involving Hadlee. By the time of his retirement Hadlee had played in 22 of NZ's 29 victories (in, at that time, NZ's 57 years of being a test nation).
Amazing player.
Here is NZ's all time bowling perfromances in test victories:
We'd won 29 times up until his retirement in 1990. We've won 66 more tests in 29 years since (more tests per year, addition of lower ranked teams, plus 2 great NZ eras in this time, plus just less draws)
@Rapido said in New Zealand rise to No. 2 in Test rankings for the first time:
NZ had only won 6 tests before the first victory involving Hadlee. By the time of his retirement Hadlee's had played in 22 of NZ's 28 victories (in, at that time, NZ's 57 years of being a test nation).
Amazing player.
Here is NZ's all time bowling perfromances in test victories:
Hadlee is our Bradman speaking equivalently. You can't make an argument for any other player who even comes close. His wicket per test ratio puts even the Windies to shame however much of that was due to the fact he didn't have another legend at the other end fighting over wickets. Instead he had toilers like L Cairns, Snedden, Chatfield, Bracewell, Morrison etc who admittedly did a top job in most cases.
For completeness. Here;s the NZ batting in test victories.
A surprising takeaway for me is that only 2 of Crowe's 17 test hundreds were in victories. But he still averaged 55.
@Rapido said in New Zealand rise to No. 2 in Test rankings for the first time:
For completeness. Here;s the NZ batting in test victories.
A surprising takeaway for me is that only 2 of Crowe's 17 test hundreds were in victories.
In some sense that comes down to cricket being such an individual sport. To my knowledge Brian Lara still holds the record for the most test losses, does that make him any less great ?
@Chris-B that link took me to a D/N match I went to in 86 at the MCG. One of the more memorable Chatfield 10 overs.
@Rapido said in New Zealand rise to No. 2 in Test rankings for the first time:
Here is NZ's all time bowling perfromances in test victories:
cheers for the link.
It's weird. but I think of Southee as the 'elder statesman' of the bowlers. But he only debuted a year before Boult, adn has only played 4 more tests!
@MN5 said in New Zealand rise to No. 2 in Test rankings for the first time:
@rotated said in New Zealand rise to No. 2 in Test rankings for the first time:
@Crucial said in New Zealand rise to No. 2 in Test rankings for the first time:
It has that feel of the aussie ice speed skater that won gold when everyone in front of him crashed.
Yeah a little bit. For years I thought even getting top 3 in test cricket would be a massive stretch for NZ, to get 2 is incredible.
This doesn't feel like the best post-Paddles team but with the ascendance of Latham and Nicholls over the past year perhaps this is the most reliable batting line-up 1-7 we've had.
no perhaps about it, luckily the rest make up for CDGH.
We've had better fast bowlers in the past but never a trio as good as the one we have now.
Weak at spin and all rounder, very strong elsewhere.
Imagine how good we'd be with Stokes, provided NZ nightclubs were less fight-y than Bristols.
@TeWaio said in New Zealand rise to No. 2 in Test rankings for the first time:
@MN5 said in New Zealand rise to No. 2 in Test rankings for the first time:
@rotated said in New Zealand rise to No. 2 in Test rankings for the first time:
@Crucial said in New Zealand rise to No. 2 in Test rankings for the first time:
It has that feel of the aussie ice speed skater that won gold when everyone in front of him crashed.
Yeah a little bit. For years I thought even getting top 3 in test cricket would be a massive stretch for NZ, to get 2 is incredible.
This doesn't feel like the best post-Paddles team but with the ascendance of Latham and Nicholls over the past year perhaps this is the most reliable batting line-up 1-7 we've had.
no perhaps about it, luckily the rest make up for CDGH.
We've had better fast bowlers in the past but never a trio as good as the one we have now.
Weak at spin and all rounder, very strong elsewhere.
Imagine how good we'd be with Stokes, provided NZ nightclubs were less fight-y than Bristols.
he's good but really he's just a slightly better bowling Jimmy Neesham really. no where near world class in either discipline.
@MN5 said in New Zealand rise to No. 2 in Test rankings for the first time:
@TeWaio said in New Zealand rise to No. 2 in Test rankings for the first time:
@MN5 said in New Zealand rise to No. 2 in Test rankings for the first time:
@rotated said in New Zealand rise to No. 2 in Test rankings for the first time:
@Crucial said in New Zealand rise to No. 2 in Test rankings for the first time:
It has that feel of the aussie ice speed skater that won gold when everyone in front of him crashed.
Yeah a little bit. For years I thought even getting top 3 in test cricket would be a massive stretch for NZ, to get 2 is incredible.
This doesn't feel like the best post-Paddles team but with the ascendance of Latham and Nicholls over the past year perhaps this is the most reliable batting line-up 1-7 we've had.
no perhaps about it, luckily the rest make up for CDGH.
We've had better fast bowlers in the past but never a trio as good as the one we have now.
Weak at spin and all rounder, very strong elsewhere.
Imagine how good we'd be with Stokes, provided NZ nightclubs were less fight-y than Bristols.
he's good but really he's just a slightly better bowling Jimmy Neesham really. no where near world class in either discipline.
Stokes pisses all over Neesham in my opinion. For a start he can string some games together.
@Crazy-Horse said in New Zealand rise to No. 2 in Test rankings for the first time:
@MN5 said in New Zealand rise to No. 2 in Test rankings for the first time:
@TeWaio said in New Zealand rise to No. 2 in Test rankings for the first time:
@MN5 said in New Zealand rise to No. 2 in Test rankings for the first time:
@rotated said in New Zealand rise to No. 2 in Test rankings for the first time:
@Crucial said in New Zealand rise to No. 2 in Test rankings for the first time:
It has that feel of the aussie ice speed skater that won gold when everyone in front of him crashed.
Yeah a little bit. For years I thought even getting top 3 in test cricket would be a massive stretch for NZ, to get 2 is incredible.
This doesn't feel like the best post-Paddles team but with the ascendance of Latham and Nicholls over the past year perhaps this is the most reliable batting line-up 1-7 we've had.
no perhaps about it, luckily the rest make up for CDGH.
We've had better fast bowlers in the past but never a trio as good as the one we have now.
Weak at spin and all rounder, very strong elsewhere.
Imagine how good we'd be with Stokes, provided NZ nightclubs were less fight-y than Bristols.
he's good but really he's just a slightly better bowling Jimmy Neesham really. no where near world class in either discipline.
Stokes pisses all over Neesham in my opinion. For a start he can string some games together.
Fair opinion but is Stokes World Class in either discipline ? not even close.
@MN5 said in New Zealand rise to No. 2 in Test rankings for the first time:
@Crazy-Horse said in New Zealand rise to No. 2 in Test rankings for the first time:
@MN5 said in New Zealand rise to No. 2 in Test rankings for the first time:
@TeWaio said in New Zealand rise to No. 2 in Test rankings for the first time:
@MN5 said in New Zealand rise to No. 2 in Test rankings for the first time:
@rotated said in New Zealand rise to No. 2 in Test rankings for the first time:
@Crucial said in New Zealand rise to No. 2 in Test rankings for the first time:
It has that feel of the aussie ice speed skater that won gold when everyone in front of him crashed.
Yeah a little bit. For years I thought even getting top 3 in test cricket would be a massive stretch for NZ, to get 2 is incredible.
This doesn't feel like the best post-Paddles team but with the ascendance of Latham and Nicholls over the past year perhaps this is the most reliable batting line-up 1-7 we've had.
no perhaps about it, luckily the rest make up for CDGH.
We've had better fast bowlers in the past but never a trio as good as the one we have now.
Weak at spin and all rounder, very strong elsewhere.
Imagine how good we'd be with Stokes, provided NZ nightclubs were less fight-y than Bristols.
he's good but really he's just a slightly better bowling Jimmy Neesham really. no where near world class in either discipline.
Stokes pisses all over Neesham in my opinion. For a start he can string some games together.
Fair opinion but is Stokes World Class in either discipline ? not even close.
No I wouldn't call him world class in either, but more than useful in both. A bit like Cairns.
@Crazy-Horse said in New Zealand rise to No. 2 in Test rankings for the first time:
@MN5 said in New Zealand rise to No. 2 in Test rankings for the first time:
@Crazy-Horse said in New Zealand rise to No. 2 in Test rankings for the first time:
@MN5 said in New Zealand rise to No. 2 in Test rankings for the first time:
@TeWaio said in New Zealand rise to No. 2 in Test rankings for the first time:
@MN5 said in New Zealand rise to No. 2 in Test rankings for the first time:
@rotated said in New Zealand rise to No. 2 in Test rankings for the first time:
@Crucial said in New Zealand rise to No. 2 in Test rankings for the first time:
It has that feel of the aussie ice speed skater that won gold when everyone in front of him crashed.
Yeah a little bit. For years I thought even getting top 3 in test cricket would be a massive stretch for NZ, to get 2 is incredible.
This doesn't feel like the best post-Paddles team but with the ascendance of Latham and Nicholls over the past year perhaps this is the most reliable batting line-up 1-7 we've had.
no perhaps about it, luckily the rest make up for CDGH.
We've had better fast bowlers in the past but never a trio as good as the one we have now.
Weak at spin and all rounder, very strong elsewhere.
Imagine how good we'd be with Stokes, provided NZ nightclubs were less fight-y than Bristols.
he's good but really he's just a slightly better bowling Jimmy Neesham really. no where near world class in either discipline.
Stokes pisses all over Neesham in my opinion. For a start he can string some games together.
Fair opinion but is Stokes World Class in either discipline ? not even close.
No I wouldn't call him world class in either, but more than useful in both. A bit like Cairns.
Cairns was a far better bowler than Stokes. No ifs and buts.
Of current players Jason Holder might end up one of the best ever if he keeps going like he has.
@dogmeat said in New Zealand rise to No. 2 in Test rankings for the first time:
@MN5 Stokes has 127 wickets @31.92 and 3,000 runs @ a shade under 34 so not as good a bowler as Cairns but he already has as many test runs.
He's definitely an international class all rounder - 4th seamer who bats 6 or 7.
Weird thing is, can normally dismiss an MN5 opinion as he just reads stats. But those stats are actually good.
Let alone actually watching shows how Stokes' bowling role perfectly dovetails into the current England bowling makeup.
